Nepenthes Rafflesiana - Infraspecific Taxa

Infraspecific Taxa

Left: Nepenthes rafflesiana var. insignis, an apparently "large-pitchered variety with unusually dark purple markings", as illustrated in The Gardeners' Chronicle, 1882

Right: A lower pitcher of N. baramensis, previously known under the informal name N. rafflesiana var. elongata

Across its expansive range, N. rafflesiana exhibits great variability in terms of both pitcher morphology and colour. The following infraspecific taxa of N. rafflesiana have appeared in the literature. Most of these are not considered valid today, and a number represent different taxa altogether. The elongate plant often referred to informally as N. rafflesiana var. elongata was described as N. baramensis in 2011.

  • Nepenthes rafflesiana f. alba Hort.Westphal (2000) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. alata J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1990)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. ambigua Beck (1895)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. elongata Hort.Kew ex Dyer (1897) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. excelsior (Hort.Williams) Beck (1895)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. glaberrima Hook.f. (1873)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. hookeriana (auct. non Low: Hort.Veitch ex Mast.) Becc. (1886)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. insignis Mast. (1882)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. longicirrhosa Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. minor Becc. (1886)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. nigropurpurea Mast. (1882)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. nivea Hook.f. (1873)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. pallida Hort.Veitch ex Burb. (1883)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. striata Teijsm. (1859) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. subglandulosa J.H.Adam & Hafiza (2006)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. typica Beck (1895) nom.illeg.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. viridis Teijsm. (1859) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. vittata Lauffenburger (1995) nom.nud.

  • N. rafflesiana lower pitcher with a winged tendril

  • Giant form of N. rafflesiana with wavy laminar margins

  • Lower traps of a light pitchered variant

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